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Political Science & Government at Rider University

Political Science & Government at Rider University

Every political science & government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science program at Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Rider Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Rider Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at Rider

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Rider University.

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Economics Professors 340 $117,220
Economists 180 $100,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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